Goku Informed of the Great Battle!! Myth of a New Tenkaichi Budokai

Waves crash on the shore of the island. Trunks stands alone, wind blowing all around him. He remembers what Cell told him. "The first purpose, of course, is to see the human face filled with fear. Right, that's the look." Cell laughs. Trunks gets angry as he reflects on the events. "DAMN IT!" He turns Super Saiya-jin. Rock ledges are leveled all around him. Golden light permeates the clouds and shines brightly into the sky beyond, before soon fading away. The rocks and dust settle. Trunks falls to his hands and knees, still a Super Saiya-jin, breathing heavily. Vegeta and Kuririn fly in and stop over the island.

Kuririn, "Hm?" He looks down and sees Trunks. "Great, you're fine. But what's the matter? Where is Cell?" Without a word, Vegeta lands. "Wait a minute!" Kuririn follows. Trunks, "Father." He phases out of Super Saiya-jin. Kuririn lands nearby, staring at Trunks. Without even turning to face Trunks, Vegeta asks him, "What has happened with Cell?" Trunks' eyes narrow and he grabs a handful of dirt. "I didn't beat him..." Kuririn walks over to him. "What happened?" Trunks is silent. Vegeta turns his head slightly, but doesn't even move far enough around to be able to look at Trunks. Trunks, "I'm sorry. There's nothing I could do." Vegeta, "Of course. You can't possibly beat Cell, the whole body." Kuririn, "It's possible! Now Trunks has already excelled..." Trunks jumps up. "Kuririn-san!" Kuririn turns to him and Trunks shakes his head. Kuririn nods in response. Vegeta doesn't seem to care what Kuririn was about to say.

Piccolo growls, his clothes blowing around behind him. Chibi Trunks, of course, is crying. Bulma, "Let's not just stand here! Let's save Trunks! Trunks... Trunks will die!" Piccolo doesn't turn, but looks back at her out of the corner of his eye. "Relax. He wasn't killed." Bulma, "Really?!" Tenshinhan, "Why?" Piccolo doesn't respond to him. "Cell is so powerful... Trunks was once stronger than Cell. But what went wrong? It's my turn to go into the Room of Spirit and Time." Electricity flies around his clenched fist.

Kuririn, "Martial arts competition?" Trunks nods. "He said he's going to have it?" Vegeta, "Damn it. He wants to use us for his game." Kuririn, "But who will take part? Neither of you can match him." Trunks walks away and stares out at the ocean in deep thought. He suddenly turns around. "I want to go into the Room of Spirit and Time to practice again." Vegeta, "It's not necessary for you or Kakkarotto. I'll just go into the Room for one more day." He clenches a fist. "Me too." Kuririn looks over to see Number 16, barely able to even stand up. "I'll join the contest, too." Kuririn, "Number 16." Number 16, "Please bring me to Capsule Corporation." Trunks, "To my mother's place?" Vegeta watches the two of them converse. Number 16, "Yes. I hope she can repair me. I'll do my best to fight." Trunks, "Don't be silly! You're one of Dr. Gero's Artificial Humans, too!" Number 16 stops. Kuririn looks up at him, Number 16 looks back at them. Trunks stares at Number 16 with hate, and Vegeta watches everything with what appears to be mild interest. Kuririn walks up to Number 16, which of course, inspires a short gasp from Trunks. Kuririn looks straight up at him, and after a few seconds, his expression softens. He puts an arm on Number 16. "Alright. I'll bring you there." Kuririn's comment surprises Number 16 and Trunks. "Kuririn-san!" Kuririn, "Don't worry, Trunks. I don't think he's bad." Trunks, "But..." Kuririn, "The two Artificial Humans swallowed by Cell weren't too bad, either. They're a bit different from the Artificial Humans in your future. It's a matter of dimension. Besides, we need people to help." Kuririn hoists Number 16 over his shoulder. "Alright." Number 16, "Thank you." Trunks is obviously angry, but doesn't argue. Vegeta, "Come on out, Kakkarotto. It's useless no matter how hard you practice. Just let me go into the Room once again. Then Cell can't be so proud anymore."

The Room of Spirit and Time glows red. A drop of sweat hits the floor and immediately evaporates. Super Saiya-jin Son Goku stands amidst the heat and flames in silence. "HAAAA!" Super Saiya-jin Gohan leaps forward and attacks, but Goku dodges. They both vanish, and then reappear, fighting of course, every few seconds in different spots around the room. Goku flies away, then straight back in, but Gohan catches his fist. They vanish again, then reappear and begin fighting once more. Forearms clash and flames spring up. Punches/kicks, blocks/dodges, fly away and start again elsewhere. They both begin flying, but don't start again as soon as they had been previously. Goku lands and begins shooting ki blasts up at Gohan, who manages to dodge them as he flies in. Gohan throws a blast of his own to counter, and when two of the blasts collide, a massive explosion results. The entire room glows blue/white for several seconds. The light finally fades away, and Son Goku walks back to the living area with his sleeping son on his back. He lays Gohan in one of the beds and pulls the blanket up over him. Gohan clutches at the blanket and speaks in his sleep. "I won't lose." Goku chuckles and shuts the curtain as he walks away. "I'm sorry, Father." Goku turns to find Gohan wide awake. "I didn't know that..." Goku kneels down beside Gohan and rubs his head, mussing Gohan's hair.

At Capsule Corporation, Bulma's mother waters some plants. Vegeta and Trunks land nearby. She stands up and turns around. "Vegeta-chan, it's been a long time!" She walks over to him. "You're still so handsome." She sees Trunks behind him. "This guy is handsome, too." She walks up to him. "Are you Vegeta-chan's friend?" Trunks recoils slightly, then rubs the back of his head. "Nice to meet you." Kuririn lands with Number 16 on his back. Number 16 stands up when his feet touch the ground. "Sorry, is Bulma-san here?" She waves to him. Kuririn, "I'm looking for Bulma-san." Dr. Briefs rides up on a bicycle. "Kuririn." He stops and gets off. "Bulma just called. She said she's on her way back home." Kuririn, "Isn't she back yet?" Suddenly, a cry rings out from above. "HEY!"

A Capsule plane lands nearby. Kuririn runs up to greet Muten Roshi, Yamucha, Chichi, Chaouzu, Puar, and Oolong. "Muten Roshi-sama!" Roshi nods. "Bulma called to ask us to gather at Capsule Corporation." Yamucha crosses his arms. "If you're at Kame House, you won't know what's going on." Chichi walks up to him. "Where is Gohan-chan!" Kuririn backs away. "He's still at God's Shrine..." Chichi sighs. "Still?"

Dr. Briefs works on Number 16. A cigarette hangs from his mouth as he works to repair Number 16's severely damaged head. Periodically, he looks over to a computer screen next to him. Everyone else stands across the room. Vegeta is, of course, standing alone in a corner. Trunks stands behind the group, and everyone else sits around the table where Bulma's mother serves them tea. Yamucha, "Really? A martial arts competition?" Trunks, "Yes, that's what Cell said. It will take place in ten days. He'll let us know the location later." Chaouzu, "What are the rules of the competition?" Trunks, "I'm not sure, but he said he would fight the contestants one on one." Roshi, "Did he say that? I see. Maybe he wants to show off his strength." Yamucha, "But the Tenkaichi Budokai is exciting. We can show how good we are." Puar, "You're good, Yamucha-sama!" Oolong, "You mean everyone who was beaten by him."

Bulma's mother sits down. "Kamesennin-chan, what exactly is the Tenkaichi Budokai?" Roshi sets his cup of tea down. "Right. I was the champion of the Tenkaichi Budokai, let me tell you." Vegeta smirks. Puar, "Muten Roshi-sama has won before?" Oolong leans back. "That was a long time ago." Roshi nods. "At that time, the dreams of the martial arts circle all took place at the Tenkaichi Budokai to find out who is the best among them."
The announcer stands in the middle of the ring. "Goku and the others took part in the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai. It was Goku's first time." Goku and Jackie Chun fight. "He went all the way through the final round, but lost." They both get hit and fall to the ground. "...Because his opponents were all so good. He was defeated by Jackie Chun, who was very good."
Tenshinhan powers up a Kikohou. "Five years later, during the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai, Tenshinhan and Chaouzu appeared. Goku and Tenshinhan fought for the championship." Goku and Tenshinhan both fall to the ground outside the ring. "Goku lost."
Vegeta, "It was just a low-class contest. Only morons from this place would take part." Kuririn and Yamucha get angry, but Kamesennin ignores Vegeta's comment. "But the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai, which took place three years later, was the best."
Son Goku stands before Chichi. "Goku was already married then." Chichi kisses Goku on the cheek. "Piccolo took part, too." Kuririn fights Piccolo, throwing a Kamehameha at the flying Namekseijin, only to find that Piccolo was now behind him. "Kamisama took the form of a human being to join, too." Piccolo smashes down on Kuririn's bald head. "The contest was no longer an event for ordinary people." Yamucha falls out of the ring. Piccolo throws a ki blast from his mouth. "But when it came to final..." The blast penetrates Goku's chest. "...Goku and Piccolo had a deadly fight." Piccolo flies into the air and begins powering up. "Goku won in the end..." Piccolo throws a huge ki blast. "...and became the strongest person in the world." The blast flies at Goku. "But the platform was damaged, and the contest disappeared since then." Goku flies at Piccolo, crashing straight into him, and both fall to the ground.
"That was really long ago, right Kuririn?" He looks over and sees that everyone is gone except for Dr. Briefs. Dr. Briefs, "I see. That was something." Muten Roshi is still shocked that everyone simply left.

The group sits outside, watching the sunset from a balcony. Chaouzu, "But why does Cell want to have it again?" Yamucha, "Even if he wins the Tenkaichi Budokai, he can't rule the world." Trunks turns around. "Cell is not interested in ruling the world." Everyone looks at him, surprised. "The purpose of the contest is to acknowledge his power and to bring the whole world into terror." Yamucha, "And to give full play to the power of the whole body." Kuririn, "He's too arrogant." Yamucha clenches a fist. "Alright, that's how things are now. We will take part, too. Let's deflate his arrogance." Vegeta, "Don't waste your time. You're just a bunch of good-for-nothings." Chichi stands up. "Then I'm relaxed." Puar asks Oolong, "Why would Chichi feel relaxed?" Oolong, "How would I know?" Chichi, "Don't you know? Because if it's a Tenkaichi Budokai, Cell has to play by the rules. Whoever kills will be the loser. So none of us has to die." Kuririn, "I see. Then I'll take part, too." Roshi, "Me too." Oolong, "This old man is still reminiscing about his glory!" Roshi grabs his neck. Trunks, "If there is such a rule, the world is saved. Piccolo-san will come, too. Goku-san and Gohan-san will come from the Room of Spirit and Time, too." Yamucha and Kuririn agree. Chichi, "Wait a minute! If Goku-san has to take part, there's no way for me to stop him. But why Gohan-chan, too?" Kuririn, "Just as you said, killing is forbidden in the contest, so there's no danger." Chichi, "I don't care if it's dangerous or not! I won't let Gohan-chan take part." Trunks, "But..." Chichi, "The world is no more at stake. Cell is holding a Tenkaichi Budokai. Whoever is interested can take part." Kuririn, "Maybe you're right." Chichi, "So I won't let Gohan-chan take part! When Gohan-chan was born, Goku-san agreed."
Baby Gohan lies in his crib. Goku looks down at him. Chichi, "It's feeding time." She hands Goku a bottle and lifts Gohan out of the crib. Goku gives her the bottle back and she feeds Gohan. "Goku-san... I want this child to be a great scholar." Goku, "Eh? Scholar?" Chichi, "Right. This world is in peace again. It's useless to be a martial arts master now." Goku, "Right..."
"All of you have to be very careful. You'll have bad influences on Gohan." Kuririn, "Bad influences?" Chaouzu, "You've gone too far." Roshi, "Am I a bad guy, too?"

Son Goku and Son Gohan sleep in the Room of Spirit and Time. The room is now an absolute mess. Clothes and other things lay strewn about all over.

Cell lands on a cliffside overlooking a peaceful countryside. "Alright. Let's have the martial arts competition here." A man reaches into a sink and splashes his face. Birds drink from a pond. The man dries his face. Cell sticks an arm out. "Let the platform be bigger than that of the Tenkaichi Budokai." He blasts the area, leaving a rocky, dead, but level area for the ring to be built on. He looks over to a large hill. "Then..." He lifts it out of the ground with his mind. Still working telekineticly, he cuts the rock into slabs. "Just as I expected, the rocks are good here. He cuts a huge slab of rock into a grid and sets the platform down, still without any physical contact. The blocks fall into place, throwing dust up around them. The result is a nice fighting platform.

[My fansub, of course, cuts off here... Don't worry, it seems most of the episode should be over by now. I'm probably missing no more than a minute, if that much. Of course, I will be filling in whatever is missing when the DVD comes out.]